Bakairi language

Bakairí (Bacairí) is a Cariban language, spoken by the Bakairi people in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil.

Phonology

The consonant and vowel inventories for Bakairí are shown below.

/ʔ/ is only heard in the western dialect.

Sounds /ɨ, ɨ̃/ are only heard in the eastern dialect.

Syntax

Baikarí word order is either subject–object–verb or object–verb–subject.

Notes

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